Großstadt
[ˈɡʁoːsˌʃtat]
The verdict
“Großstadt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt mit mehr als 100.000 Einwohnern
Corpus desk
Index DE-gro-stadt · Großstadt · German
Großstadt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Großstadt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁoːsˌʃtat] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Großstadt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Großstadt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁoːsˌʃtat]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt mit mehr als 100.000 Einwohnern".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Großstadt, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Großstadt, spelled G-R-O-S-S-S-T-A-D-T.
Definition
- 1Stadt mit mehr als 100.000 Einwohnern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Großstadt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bochum ist eine Großstadt in Westdeutschland.
Zum Einkaufen fahren wir oft in die nächste Großstadt.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.